Spooky Science

It’s our Halloween special, featuring blood-sucking leeches, the undead and pumpkin waste.

• 28 mins

COP29: Are climate summits working?

What is the point of UN climate conferences, and are they really doing enough?

• 28 mins

Nuclear medicine shortages and Jane Goodall on COP29

What are medical isotopes and why are we short of them? And we chat to Jane Goodall.

• 28 mins

The climate cost of war

What is the climate impact of conflicts around the world?

• 27 mins

Is flood forecasting failing?

We find out how flooding is forecast – and ask what went wrong in the recent UK floods.

• 28 mins

Fact-checking the Bovaer backlash

How is cow feed additive Bovaer tackling methane from burpy cows – and is it safe?

• 28 mins

The rising threat of bird flu

How close is a bird flu pandemic? We explore a year of changes in this concerning virus.

• 28 mins

The Year in Science

What were 2024’s biggest science moments?

• 28 mins

Board Game Science

This festive season we unravel the science of games - and, of course, play some ourselves.

• 28 mins

The Science of Laughter

A presenter, a comedian and a neuroscientist walk into a tent in Wales...

• 28 mins

Science in 2025

What will happen in science this year?

• 28 mins

UK AI & science-optimised pasta

The positives and pitfalls of AI in medicine and a pasta recipe with added physics.

• 28 mins

Next-gen batteries and 'dark oxygen'

Is it time to replace the little chemical factories in our pockets with something better?

• 30 mins

Is 1.5 still alive?

And new clues about how life on Earth began from a dusty old space rock.

• 28 mins

The World’s Biggest Iceberg

And what does locking up a load of radioactive waste have in common with baking a cake?

• 28 mins

US science in chaos

The United States is the world’s science superpower. But is their role under threat?

• 28 mins

Biotech Risks and Asteroid Anxiety

An asteroid is heading in our direction. Will it hit us in 2032?

• 28 mins

AI in Science: Promise and Peril

Google has launched a new AI tool called Co-Scientist. How good is it?

• 28 mins

Better Than Gold: Critical Minerals

Inside Science unearths everything you need to know about these precious resources.

• 28 mins

Are boys doing better than girls at maths and science?

...and what happens to the body when you spend a year in space?

• 28 mins

Wild birds in crisis

And after two Nasa astronauts were finally brought home, we ask why SpaceX stole the show.

• 28 mins

Is everything we know about the universe wrong?

How a ‘dark energy’ experiment could upend Einstein's theory of the universe.

• 28 mins

Is this finally the moment for UK tidal power?

A tidal lagoon should be created in the Severn Estuary according to a new report.

• 28 mins

How can science help us fight wildfires?

In the past few days, UK firefighters have been tackling wildfires across the UK.

• 35 mins

Answers to Your Science Questions

Translating noisy geese to time travel across the universe.

• 28 mins

What would cuts to Nasa mean for space science?

Reaction to White House proposals to cut funding for Nasa and a future asteroid fly past

• 29 mins